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Turkiye police spray hose to disperse protestors
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Türkiye: I Cannot Breathe - Allegations of Torture and Other Ill-Treatment in the Context of Mass Protests Between March 19 and 26 Must Be Investigated

Amnesty International urges Turkish authorities to investigate allegations of human rights violations by law enforcement against peaceful demonstrators.

June 18, 2025

(Amnesty International)

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U.S. v. Skrmetti Decision Is Setback for Human Rights of Transgender People

Health care is a human right. Denying transgender adolescents access to medically necessary care is discriminatory and punishes them simply…

June 18, 2025

A Juneteenth flag flies on a float during the 45th annual Juneteenth National Independence Day celebrations in Galveston, Texas, on June 15, 2024. Juneteenth falls on June 19 and has often been celebrated on the third Saturday in June, to mark the end of slavery in the US.
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From Emancipation to Erasure: This Juneteenth, Trump’s Policies Threaten Black Progress

As the U.S moves further into the second Trump administration this Juneteenth, racial inequities could not be more important to…

June 18, 2025

(Aftermath of attacks in Tehran/left and Israel/ right via Reuters)

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Urgent Need to Protect Civilians Amid Unprecedented Escalation in Hostilities Between Israel and Iran

Israeli and Iranian authorities must abide by their obligations under international humanitarian law to protect civilians.

June 18, 2025

A group of police officers wearing helmets and protective gear, one carrying a rifle and the others carrying shields, patrol a deserted street amid telephone poles, concrete buildings, and a construction site. One person stands among telephone poles watching from the shadows.
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Togo: Authorities Must Investigate Allegations Protesters Were Tortured and End Crackdown on Dissent

Togolese authorities must investigate allegations that protesters were tortured following protests earlier this month.

June 17, 2025

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Peru: Granting Amnesty to Those Responsible for Human Rights Violations is Turning Our Backs on Thousands of Victims

Peru's congress should reject a bill which would grant amnesty to people jailed for crimes against humanity and end hundreds…

June 17, 2025

A group of young people carrying handmade cardboard signs walks down an otherwise deserted street in the late afternoon along a row of buildings with shopfronts.
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‘We Were Only Asking For Our Rights’: Tunisian Authorities Punish Mobilization for Socioeconomic and Environmental Rights

Over the past five years, Tunisian authorities have targeted people for peacefully protesting or striking over socioeconomic and environmental issues.

June 16, 2025

A group of Catholic nuns wearing head coverings and other protesters march under a blue sky with white clouds carrying a large red banner that says
(Ezra Acayan)

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Global: Urgent Action Needed as Climate Crisis Leads to Devastating New Harms to Human Rights

States must map out a just transition away from fossil fuels in all sectors to prevent further human rights harms…

June 16, 2025

Activists at COP29 call for greater progress on climate change, 19 November 2024 in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
(Amnesty International)

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COP30 Climate Change Conference in Brazil: Essential Need-to-knows for Human Rights

Amnesty International presents its findings and recommendations for achieving climate justice ahead of the next UN annual climate conference, COP30.

June 16, 2025

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, wearing a blue suit and tie, sits at a table in a hearing and holds his hands up while answering questions into a microphone, with a group of onlookers seated behind him.
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Congress Must Reject Trump Administration’s Reckless Plans To Reorganize State Department

Congress must reject Secretary Marco Rubio's reckless proposed reorganization of the State Department.

June 13, 2025

Two basketball teams jump for the ball on a Basketball Africa League court with Visit Rwanda advertisements behind them.
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NBA Must Review its Partnership with Rwanda Amid M23 Atrocities in Democratic Republic of Congo

The NBA should review its partnership with Rwanda due to severe human rights abuses currently being committed by the Rwanda-backed…

June 13, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC UNITED STATES- MARCH 14: The exterior of the State Department complex is seen on March 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by
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Civil Society Statement on the Proposed, Reckless Reorganization of the Department of State

Thirteen civil society organizations sent this joint letter calling on the U.S. Congress to reject Secretary Marco Rubio's proposed reckless…

June 13, 2025